Yes, uku is the Hawaiian word for head lice. NO, our household has not been attacked by head lice.

Uku-pile is a pidgin English mesh of a Hawaiian language phrase ku ka paila (pronounced KOO' kah pai' lah) which means a big pile of something, usually work, laundry, dirty dishes...say it really fast and you can hear how this was shortened to uku-pile.

Sweet Po's and Peachy CatsupColleague's recommendation, teenager requested and family approved. We've eaten this several times to test it out.

Co-Worker Kale SaladAnother winner that has been colleague recommended, teenager requested and family approved. Plus, the recipe was requested by a friend who came to our last potluck, who was quite surprised that it was kale.

Yes T, I really did feed you kale.

Adrienne's Soba Salad, with spaghetti swapI couldn't bear to see gobs of leftover spaghetti as I contemplated opening a new package of soba.

Worked out very well as a stir fry with snow peas, red and yellow peppers and a bit of char siu.